) This electronic laboratory is equipped with more up-to-date devices than that one. One must read newspapers. This device is a very complex one. Pass me one of the text-books. I have no English dictionary. I would like to buy one. One must attend every seminar on the science of materials.
b) I remember quite well that hard day of my first entrance exam. We like to discuss problems that are of interest to youth. Anybody knows that he is good at mathematics. The year on the Earth is twice as short as that on the Mars. The boundaries of Russia are longer than those of any other country in the world.
7.7 Exam task. Reading comprehension. Ordinary aspirin is considered to be one of the most popular all-purpose medicines. Read the text and find the correct answers to the questions 1-4: A, B or C.
1. Aspirin is one of the safest and most effective drugs ever invented. Many people take aspirin when they have a headache. It is effective in relieving other pains, too. Aspirin, in short, is truly the 20th century wonder drug. But it is also the leading cause of poisoning among children. It has side effects that although relatively mild, are largely unrecognized among users.
2. Although aspirin was first sold by a German company in 1899, it has been around much longer than that. Hippocrates, in ancient Greece, understood the medical value of the leaves and tree bark which today are known to contain salicylates, the chemical in aspirin. During the 19th century, there was a lot of experimentation in Europe with this chemical and it led to the development of aspirin. By 1915, aspirin tablets were available in the United States.
3. A small quantity of aspirin can relieve minor pain. It also reduces fever by interfering with some of the bodys reactions. Basically, aspirin seems to slow down the formation of chemicals that cause pain and the complex chemical reactions that cause fever.
4. Aspirin is very irritating to the stomachs. There is a right way and a wrong way to take aspirin. The best way is to chew the tablets before swallowing them with water, but few people can stand the bitter taste. Some people suggest crushing the tablets in milk or orange juice and drinking that.
1. Why is aspirin called the 20th century wonder drug, according to paragraph 1?
A. Only aspirin can help when you have a headache.
B. Aspirin helps in many cases when you dont feel well.
C. Aspirin can help to cure children of drug poisoning.
2. What does paragraph 2 say about the history of aspirin?
A. People didnt know about the medical value of aspirin until the 19th century.
B. The medical qualities of the chemical in aspirin were known in ancient times.
C. Aspirin was first produced and used by famous Hippocrates.
3. How does aspirin work, according to paragraph 3?
A. It works against chemical processes that cause pain and fever.
B. It helps to drop the bodys temperature if taken in a small quantity.
C. It slows down all processes in a human organism which is ill.
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4. What is bad about aspirin, according to paragraph 4?
A. It is very hard and difficult to chew.
B. It must always be taken with milk.
C. It can make your stomach hurt.
1B 2B 3A 4C
7.8 Make a list of tips on keeping fit to yourself. Use the Imperative Mood.
Example: Dont always sit around, exercise frequently.
Sleep more, go to bed earlier.
7. 9 Exam task. Make up a dialogue about your life style to discuss your healthy habits with a partner.
SPORT
Vocabulary
scuba diving
sport event
compete v ,
win (won, won) v
hold (held, held) v ( .)
sky diving
rugby n
7.10 What sports do you know? Are you interested in sports? What is sport for you? Do you need more physical activity?
7.11 Put play, go or do. Use: play with team game s or games against another person, go with -ing forms and do for not team sports
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snowboarding, aerobics, volleyball, fishing, golf, jogging, basketball, mountain biking, scuba diving, yoga, gymnastics, karate
7.12 Join the correct word with the correct explanation.
1 Archery a. the sport of bicycle riding and bicycle
racing
2 Basketball b. to plunge into water headfirst
3 Boxing c. the sport of racing long narrow boats
propelled by oars
4 Athletics d. a sport where one lifts barbells in
competition or as an exercise
5 Diving e. a game played with bat and ball by
two teams of nine players each
6 Cycling f. a form of wrestling developed in Japan
from jujitsu
7 Judo g. shooting with bows and arrows
8 Baseball h. hand-to-hand combat between
two unarmed contestants
9 Rowing i. exercises of strength, speed and skill
10 Weightlifting j. two teams trying to toss an inflated
ball into a raised goal
7.13 What do you know about the Olympic Games? What facts have you
learnt from the text?
THE OLYMPICS
The Olympics have a very long history. They began in 776 BC and took place every four years for nearly 1200 years, at Olympia in Greece. They included many different kinds of sport: running, boxing, wrestling, the pentathlon (five different sports) and others.
Only Greek athletes were allowed to compete in games; women were not allowed to watch them or to take part. The Games took place every four years, and the time between each Games was known as an Olympiad.
In 394 AD the Games stopped and the temple at Olympia was destroyed. Fifteen hundred years later, in 1894 a Frenchman Baron Pierre de Coubertin, invited people from fifteen countries to start the Olympic Games again. The first of the modern Games took place in Athens two years later, in 1896.
At the fourth Olympics, in 1908, in London, there were more than two thousand competitors, from twenty-two different countries. Since then, the number of athletes competing has become bigger each time. The international Olympic Committee at Lausanne, in Switzerland, decided where each Olympics will take place. They ask a city (not a country) to be the host: one city for the Winter Olympics and one for the Summer Olympics. Nearly 150 countries are members of the International Olympic Committee.
There is a lot of work in preparing for the Olympics. The host city should have very good sports stadiums and an Olympic village for the sportsmen to live during the games. Host cities often build new sports stadiums, hotels and other buildings. But when your city is asked to be the host for the Olympic Games, it is very good for it, dont you think?
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Note: host n
7.14 The following sentences about the modern Olympic Games have been
jumbled up. Put the words in each sentence in the correct order.
1 Athens / held / Olympic Games / The / first / modern / were / 1896 / in
2 gold / winner / wins / each / of / a / competition / The / medal
3 winners / played / their / When / medal / their / the / national / receive / anthem / is
4 also / 1924 / years / been / Winter Olympics / every / has / a / four / since / There
5 only / compete / Before / the / amateurs / could / in / Olympic Games / 1988
6 watch / people / of / the / television / Games / Billions /on
7 the / The / large / it / of / who / take / Olympics. / makes / number / difficult / expensive / part / for / host / to / people / cities / organise / and
7.15 Rewrite these sentences to change them from active to passive.
1. Almost every boy in my region plays basketball.
2. Everyone admires Olympic champions.
3. Our country won ten medals in the last Olympic Games.
4. Im afraid fewer young people will play sport in the future.
5. Over 20 million people watched the league championship final.
7.16Match the sport star names to the sports:
boxing, ice-hockey, tennis, football, car race driving, figure skating;
M. Ali, M. Tyson, M. Schumacher, M. Jordan, D. Beckham, M. Safin, M. Sharapova, I. Rodnina, V. Fetisov, A. Arshavin.
7.17 Link the sentences, using the words in brackets.
1. The committee only met on one occasion. It organized the event very well. (despite) 2. The weather was very hot. The athlete broke the world record. (although) 3. The tickets for the match were very expensive. All the tickets were sold within a few hours. (however) 4. The funds for the championship were sufficient. The city was not chosen. (in spite of) 5. The chairman of the sport club was appointed for four years. He resigned after six months. (nevertheless)
718 Read the following dialogue. What sports can they play or do at the camp?
- Hi, Ben. You look happy.
- I am. Jane, Ive got some great news!
- Oh, what?
- Well, you want to keep fit, right?
- Yes, definitely!
- Theres this great camp for all the family. We can all keep fit
together.
- That sounds good. Can you play tennis there?
- I dont think so. But you can do lots of other things. You can
dance or ride a horse, for instance.
-Oh, really? The kids love horses.
- Yes, and I can play volleyball there, too.
- Have they got a website?
- Yes, I got it here.
- Lets get on the Internet and find out more.
7.19 Exam tasks. Prepare a monologue about a sport or a sportsman and a dialogue about your favourite sport.
TEST
1. Which of these sports do you think is the most dangerous? Put them in order 1-8. 1 is the most dangerous.
__ rugby, mountain climbing, freestyle, sky diving
__ parkour, windsurfing, street racing, golf
2. Read the following statement.
Extreme sports are dangerous, but they are becoming more and more popular with teenagers. Extreme sports should be banned.
What do you think? Discuss the issue with your partner. Use I think, As I see it.., To my mind.., Im not sure about that, I dont see why.
7.20 Learn the following useful phrases.
Making, accepting and refusing requests.
A. Could you turn the music down, please?
B. Sure./ OK./ Of course. / Right. / Im afraid
7.21. Read the letter of application and match the paragraphs 1-4 to the
heading A-D.
You are looking for a part-time job. You saw an ad asking for a part-time sales assistant and you want to apply for the job. Write your letter.
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A. Age/Qualifications C. Reason for writing
B. Availability D. Experience/Personality
Dear Sir/Madam,
1. I would like to apply for the position of Part-time Sales Assistant which I saw advertised in
the Guardian.
2. I am a seventeen-year-old student. I have ten GCSEs including Maths and English. At the
moment I am studying for my A Levels.
3. I have no actual work experience. However, l would enjoy working with the public as well as
responsible and hard working so l think l am suitable for the post.
4. I hope you will consider me for the position. I am able to attend an interview at any time.
Yours faithfully,
Deborah Riley
Deborah Riley
